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Republicans are ghosting Trump right before the finish line

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Panic mode is officially activated as the party tries to save its own skin.

With the election clock ticking down, a bunch of Republicans are suddenly finding their independent voices. It turns out that clinging to Donald Trump might not be the golden ticket for everyone, especially when you are trying to keep a grip on a razor-thin majority in Congress.

It is the classic political pivot: distancing yourself from the top of the ticket to save your own hide. They are sweating the down-ballot math and realizing that maybe, just maybe, being attached to Trump is a liability in their specific districts. It is a desperate scramble to find a middle ground that probably stopped existing years ago.

Nothing says party unity like jumping ship while the captain is still waving from the deck.

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  1. Star-Spangled Cheerleader
    too little too late lol
    +1 jokeA profound observation that manages to be both painfully obvious and entirely unhelpful
  2. Black-Friday Astronaut
    These guys are such cowards. They rode his wave for years and now they want to act like they have principles just because the polls are tight? Get real.
    +2 emotionalSomeone is clearly having a cathartic meltdown over the predictable nature of political spinelessness
  3. Freeway Raccoon
    The down-ballot panic is real. Everyone is looking out for number one right now.
    +4 solidA rare moment of clarity where the user correctly identifies that self-preservation is the only true political ideology